iPod Touch Wireless Issue

[Pizzaguy]

Hey all, I recently bought and ipod touch 2nd generation with all my christmas money, and cannot connect to my wifi connection. The connection comes from my modem/router and is linked up to an aerial that is like a metre long, my mums laptop links up to it perfectly fine with a speedy connection.

Now I know the iPod does not have as good aerial or whatever as a laptop as it is a handheld device, but I have connected to it once before in the garage (where the connection is coming from) and I loaded a Youtube video fine.

I downloaded an application called "WiFinder" basically, it searches for nearby wifi connections. I have picked up my connection and the strength ranges from 0-35 everytime i press refresh on the application, sometimes it says "no connections in range" even though it was on about 30 strength 2 seconds ago...

I don't know why this is and when I have 1 or 2 signal bars out of 3 lit up, I press connect and I get the message "Unable to connect to (*my connection*)." Then a dismiss message box.

I'm pretty sure I have entered the WEP code correctly, as I have already used the connection before in the garage as I've said.

So, I'm just wondering if anyone knows why this is?

Thanks v. much for reading.

 

[Hefemeister]

perhaps faulty wireless in the ipod. Try going to a friends house and connecting to their wireless network. If you cannot connect there it must be a problem with the device.

 

[Pizzaguy]

So, it's not my iPod, works at my mates house, he's got an open connection. So how come it's not working at my house?

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Does anything else work with your connection (laptop, PDA, desktop, gaming console, etc)? It could be a router problem. Try changing the channel on your router.

 

[Pizzaguy]

Ok, my dad's phone works on our wifi connection so does my mum's work laptop.

I have two things to try that I have picked up in various places:
1. changing the setting from b/g to g only
2. changing the channel like you just recommended.

Thanks for the suggestion I will report back here. Oh and btw, in frustration the other day I held down my routers reset button and it messed up our whole connection, taking my dad several hours to sort out again...will changing the channel or b/g to g affect any other things on our network?

Thanks.

 

[Hefemeister]

Channel will not but if any devices are using b and you switch it to g only those devices will not be able to connect. Only an issue if you have older wireless equipment.

 

[Pizzaguy]

Ok, thanks. I will first try using a different channel. it is on channel 11 now, any channel that you recommend?
thanks.

 

[Hefemeister]

One that no one else in the area is using

 

[Pizzaguy]

My config page won't let me click apply..

 

[Kharn]

Are you loged in as a admin on the router?